1953 Collection (page 3)

Front Cover, the Sphere, Coronation Number, 6 June 1953
The Front Cover of the Spheres Coronation Number, 6 June 193, featuring the royal coat of arms, and a scroll that reads " The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II". Date: 1953

Front cover of the Sphere, 30 May 1953
Official portrait of Queen Elizabeth II heralding her coming coronation. Date: 1953

Victor Stiebel / Ballgown
An ash blue slipper satin evening dress from couture designer, Victor Stiebel. Typical full skirt of the period, with a white pleated " peau de soie"

Convair CV-240-27 N95 (msn 331, ex ET-29C 52-1092), of the Federal Aviation Administration flying unit, at the 1975 International Air Tattoo, RAF Greenham Common

Douglas DC-3S N1R (msn 4129) of the BROOKLYN DODGERS (Brooklyn National League Baseball Club), marked with Dodgers World Champions just behind the entry door

The Coronation of H. M. Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster
A Day Which All the World Remembers: The Coronation of H. M. Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953 Date: 1963

George Blake
MI6 agent George Blake pictured with his mother on his return to Britain after internment in North Korea during the Korean War

Roger Quilter
ROGER QUILTER English musician, known chiefly for his songs though he also wrote orchestral music of an impressionist character. Date: 1877 - 1953

Air Race winning English Electric Canberra PR3, WE139
Rolling out Flt Lt Burtons New Zealand Air Race winning English Electric Canberra PR3, WE139, at Heathrow, October 1953. Date: 1953

The Queen in the Scottish National Service in St. Giles Cath
The newly-crowned Queen Elizabeth II, attends the Scottish National Service of Dedication and Thanksgiving at the High Kirk of Edinburgh (St Giles Cathedral)

Winston Churchill on the Coronation route, 1953
Sir Winston Churchills carriage was held up outside Canada House, and in order to pass it the State Coach had to make a difficult turn. The crowd applauded Churchill for his unruffled reaction. 1953

Coronation. Abbey. Cars deposit their passengers
Vintage cars and limousines depositing foreign representatives who walk, undercover, to the main entranceof the Abbey. 1953

Coronation. Cars arriving with guests
View towards Great Smith Street as cars arrive to join the queue of cars depositing the foreign representatives. 1953

Cambridge Medical Society ball
Cambridge University Medical Societys Christmas Ball, 1953. Two visitors from Guys Hospital at the ball were Miss Moira McLellan and Mr J R Batchelor. Date: 1953

Stalin, Joseph (1879-1953). Photography

Harrogate Pump Room
The Spa at Harrogate Pump Room, built in 1842 to house the sulphur well. It was designed by Isaac Shutt. No longer functioning, it has been a museum since 1953. Date: built 1842

Charnos Nylons advertisement
Advertisement for Charnos nylons, perfect for day and evening. Date: 1953

Hooper car advertisement, 1953
Advertisement for Hooper cars, specifically the Hooper Empress Mark II Saloon. Date: 1953

General Wingate / Stamp
General SIR FRANCIS REGINALD WINGATE, 1st Baronet (1861 - 1953) British general and administrator in Egypt and the Sudan

June 1953 by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

December 1953 by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Prokofiev - Photo 1
SERGEI SERGEYEVICH PROKOFIEV Russian musician

Maud Gonne / Munsey / 1903
MAUD GONNE Irish actress and patriot

Queen Mary / Children 1905
QUEEN MARY Wife of George V, with her children Mary, George, Henry and John

Queen Mary / Col Lith Down
QUEEN MARY Wife of George V in 1911

Queen Mary / Postcard
QUEEN MARY Wife of George V (as Princess of Wales)

Dwight Eisenhower / Anon
DWIGHT EISENHOWER US Soldier and President 1953 - 1961

Decorations on E P Rose & Son Ltd Department Store, Bedford
Decorations outside E P Rose & Son Ltd Department Store in Bedford - Coronation of Elizabeth II. Date: 1953

Handley Page HP. 80 Victor 1st prototype WB771
Handley Page HP.80 Victor 1st prototype WB771 lined up for take-of, at the SBAC 1953 Farnborough Air Show. Visible in the right background are the Short SB.5 WG768, Short Seamew AS.1 XA209

Queen at wedding of Lady Palmer and Alexander Abel Smith
The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, at the wedding at Queens Chapel, Malborough Gate, between Lady Palmer, widow of Sir Anthony Palmer and lady-in-waiting to Her Majesty, and Mr

All that remained of a cliff at Beltinge near Herne Bay on the North Kent coast where residents were concerned about the level of erosion. Date: 1953

The Outward Bound Trust Centre at Aberdovey, Snowdonia, North Wales. Date: 1953

Dolgoch - narrow gauge steam loco of the Talyllyn Railway
Dolgoch a narrow gauge 0-4-0 well tank steam locomotive built by Fletcher, Jennings & Co in 1866, still in active service to the Talyllyn Railway. Date: 1953

Lady Anne Coke, later Lady Glenconner, one of the Queens maids of honour at the 1953 Coronation. She was the eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Leicester and married Colin Tennant

Radioplane SD-1 surveillance drone developed from the OQ-19 family, seen on its zero-length launcher for JATO (Jet-Assisted Take-Off) boosted take-off. Date: circa 1953

Radioplane OQ-19D aerial target. The OQ-19 was a low-speed target used for gun and missile anti-aircraft training. Radioplane, a division of the Northrop Corporation

Leduc 0. 21 01, mounted on a S. E. 161
Leduc 0.21 01, mounted on its SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc mother-ship, parked next door to the second 0.21, also mounted on a Languedoc mother-ship

Texas Ag-1 N222. The first of the specialised agricultural aircraft, designed and built at Texas A&M College Aircraft Research Center by Fred Weick

Napier Nomad, a 12 cyl. compound diesel aircraft engine, with auxiliary turbine power recovery and supercharger. Seen in the exhibition hall at the 1953 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. Date: 1953

United States Air Force - North American F-86D Sabre 50-0496
United States Air Force - North American F-86D-5-NA Sabre (Dog) 50-0496 (Buzz number FU-496) *1952-53: USAF 3200th PTG.*1956

United States Navy - Martin P5M-1 Marlin 127718 (unit code LM, call-sign 8) with VP-44, based at Norfolk Naval Air Station, Virginia

Airspeed AS. 57 Ambassador 2 G-AMAH
Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador 2 G-AMAH (msn 5230), Elizabethan Class airliner named RMA Sir Christopher Hatton, of British European Airways at Blackbushe Airport. Date: 1953

de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver 2 G-ANAR (msn 80) at the 1958 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. The prototype Beaver 2 was built in Canada and first flew at Downsview, piloted by George Neal

Westland Whirlwind Series 1 G-ANFH and Bell 47B-3 G-AKFN
Westland Whirlwind Series 1 G-ANFH (msn WA15) at Gatwick. Built 1953 and delivered from Yeovil to Gatwick on 2 November 1954 for British European Airways

Vickers Valiant B-2 Pathfinder
RAF Vickers Valiant B-2 Pathfinder V-Bomber Flying Date: 1953

Grumman F9F Panther
Us Navy Grumman F9F Panthers Waiting for Take-Off on the Aircraft-Carrier Uss Antietam While a Sky Knight Departs from One of the Dual Parallel Catapults Near Portsmouth, England Date: 1953

Supermarine Swift F-4
Supermarine Swift F.4 Wk198 Parked at RAF Chilbolton on 22 September before Departing to Libya - Piloted by Commander Mike Lithgow Broke the World Absolute Speed Record

Queen Elizabeth II in her Coronation gown
A photograph taken at the special request of the Queen in order to showcase the workmanship of the gown, the work of Norman Hartnell

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